Pushback 34
I started this newsletter because I needed a way to balance my news junkie tendencies with my desire to bury my head in the sand for the next four to ♾️ years. A lot of people don't follow the news at all! Can you imagine? Anyway, this is just a reminder that it's okay to step away sometimes and concentrate on things that ground you and make you happy. I hope the news I share helps fortify your spirit but if the sheer volume is grinding you down, take a break.
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Action Items
March 14, March on Washington and Veterans March on Washington (these are being held together)
Protest in Dayton Ohio on March 22nd
Check out the Big List of Protests for more.
Business
Nationwide Tesla Protests Against Elon Musk Are Escalating
Target Loses Web Traffic As Costco Gains On Feb. 28 Economic Blackout Day
Live updates: As Trump presses on with trade war, stock market takes its deepest dive of the year
US stocks register heavy falls as White House tries to talk up Trump tariffs
Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyberattack’ as service goes down
CBS urges FCC to reject complaint over '60 Minutes' Harris interview
Foreign Affairs
Canadians gather on Parliament Hill to protest Trump, tariffs
'A jester high on ketamine!' French senator delivers blistering rebuke of Trump and Musk
Ontario sets 25% surcharge on energy exports to US to counter Trump tariffs
Government
Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’
Democrats see huge turnout at town halls as Republicans hide
Health, Medicine, and Science
Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak
Pitt, Carnegie Mellon researchers push back against research funding cuts
Justice
Trump’s January 6 pardon doesn’t cover FBI murder plot conviction, judge rules
Protests
Trump Fears Protest Power. Here’s Why He Can’t Stop It
Huge Chicago Protest - I think there were more than "hundreds" there
‘Sell it!’ See protest against Elon Musk at Tesla dealership near Sacramento
Women’s Day protest near California Capitol in Sacramento. ‘We’re not second-class citizens’
Thousands attend women’s march in downtown Los Angeles
Protests grow over pro-Palestinian activist's arrest as judge says he can't be deported yet
Musk's Tesla facilities in US face 'Takedown' protests
Thousands Gather to Oppose Trump on International Women’s Day
Drag artists rally to save the Kennedy Center and Bill Nye stands up for science – in pictures
